Sailing La Vagabondevideo
8 people. 2 beds. 6 months at sea... will this work?
14 April 2025 · 43 min · 675K views · Seto Inland Sea
What this video covers
The crew of La Vagabonde prepares for a multi-month passage from Japan to Micronesia with eight people on board, testing the limits of their vessel's living space and storage capacity. After waiting out a cold front at Yuga Island in the Seto Inland Sea, the crew motors to Osaka to collect additional team members.2:43 The transition requires significant logistical planning, including a full audit of the medical kit and a complex provisioning strategy to feed eight people for several weeks.19:25 The crew calculates food requirements based on a five-week timeline between major markets, prioritising staples like onions, rice, and chia seeds while managing limited storage space.33:32 To maintain safety during the remote transit, the crew utilises the Sea People app for live vessel tracking.36:08 The passage begins with a calm, six-to-eight-hour motor out of the Seto Inland Sea before the crew expects to pick up favourable winds for the journey south.36:02
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